Moatsville, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Moatsville, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,179. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MOATSVILLE-WV · Moatsville, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,179 pop · #13727/25278 · Barbour County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,798
  • RANK-MID #13727/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Philippi
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,179
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,400

Nearest income peer: Philippi, WV ( $14,057 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Moatsville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Moatsville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Moatsville, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,179
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,798
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,798 and poverty 0.0% concentrate in 26405.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Bloomery is the closest lower-income city and Levels the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Moatsville.

Population concentration

Moatsville's single ZIP 26405 carries the town

Moatsville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26405 is the entire residential footprint (1,179 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Moatsville

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $394k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26405 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Moatsville, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Barbour County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Moatsville. See the Barbour County roll-up →

Moatsville sits in the upper half of Barbour County on income: Philippi, Belington and Volga report less, while Thornton and Ellamore report more. Ellamore marks the far end of that range at $96,406, 40% above Moatsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26405 1,179 $68,798 7 9

Moatsville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Moatsville, .